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Guatemala Public Holidays in 2018

Observance*

Jan. Mon

New Year's Day

Mar. Wed

Bank Holiday (Holy Wednesday)

Bnk+Aft

Thu

Maundy Thursday

Fri

Good Friday

Sat

Holy Saturday

Apr. Mon

Post-Election Public Holiday

May Tue

Labor Day

June Fri

Bank Holiday

Banks

Sat

Army Day

July 2Mon

Bank Holiday (Día del Empleado Bancario)

Banks

Aug. 15Wed

Assumption Day (Guatemala City)

Regional

Sep. 15 Sat

Independence Day

17Mon

Bank Holiday

Banks

Oct. 12Fri

Día de la Raza

Banks

20 Sat

Revolution Day

22Mon

Bank Holiday

Banks

Nov. 1 Thu

All Saints' Day

Dec. 24Mon

Christmas Eve

Afternoon

25 Tue

Christmas Day

31Mon

New Year's Eve

Afternoon

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27 Jun 2018Guatemalan Bank Holidays June 29 and July 2 (Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala-Guatemala City) The supervisory body in charge of the banking sector in Guatemala (the Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala) has announced that a day in lieu bank holiday would be observed in Guatemala on Friday, June 29, 2018, in conjunction with the annual, Día del Empleado Bancario bank holiday of Guatemala, as well as of the annual Día del Ejército non-working public holiday in Guatemala.
•13 Mar 2018Guatemala Electoral Public Holiday April 16 (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) Guatemalan vice-president, Jafeth Cabrera, has confirmed that the Guatemalan government has declared Monday, April 16, 2018, as a one-off non-working public sector holiday in Guatemala on account of the upcoming elections.
•13 Jan 2018Guatemalan 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) The Guatemalan Government has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Guatemala for the calendar year 2018.
•29 Jun 2017Guatemalan Bank Holiday July 3 (Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala-Guatemala City) The supervisory body in charge of the banking sector in Guatemala (the Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala) has announced that a day in lieu bank holiday would be observed in Guatemala on Monday, July 3, 2017, in conjunction with the annual, Día del Empleado Bancario bank holiday of Guatemala, as well as of the annual Día del Ejército non-working public holiday in Guatemala.
•15 Jan 2017Guatemalan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) The Guatemalan Government has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Guatemala for the calendar year 2017.
•28 Jun 2016Guatemalan Bank Holidays July 1-4 (Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala-Guatemala City) The supervisory body in charge of the banking sector in Guatemala (the Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala) has announced that a day in lieu bank holiday would be observed in Guatemala on Monday, July 4, 2016, in conjunction with the annual, Día del Empleado Bancario bank holiday of Guatemala, as well as of the annual Día del Ejército non-working public holiday in Guatemala.
•06 Jun 2016Guatemalan Public Holiday July 1 (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) The Guatemalan Ministry of Labour has announced that Friday, July 1, 2016, had been declared as the, day in lieu, non-working public holiday in Guatemala on account of the upcoming, June 30, Army Day annual public holiday ("Día del Ejército"), once again falling in the middle of the week in 2016.
•29 Apr 2016Guatemalan May 2 Public Holiday Ruled-Out (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) The Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales, has announced that Monday, May 2, 2016, would not be declared as a day in lieu non-working public holiday in Guatemala on account of the upcoming "Día de los Trabajadores" annual non-working public holiday in Guatemala, falling on a Sunday in 2016.
•28 Apr 2016Guatemalan Bank Holiday May 2 (Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala-Guatemala City) The supervisory body in charge of the banking sector in Guatemala (the Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala) has announced that a day in lieu bank holiday would be observed in Guatemala on Monday, May 2, 2016, in conjunction with the annual, Día del Trabajo, non-working public holiday in Guatemala.
•25 Jan 2016Guatemalan 2016 Public Holidays Announced (Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) The Guatemalan Government has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Guatemala for the calendar year 2016.
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Governing Law: The official public holidays of Guatemala are specified and regulated by article 127 of the 2002 Código de Trabajo (Labour Code).
•Assumption Day is only a public holiday in Guatemala City.
•Guatemala International Codes GT and GTM (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .gt (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Guatemala information and news: Bank of Guatemala (Guatemala central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Guatemala maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Guatemala), and Wikipedia (includes Guatemala commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Guatemala, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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